羨慕

See also: 羡慕

Chinese

		to envy	admire
trad. (羨慕)		羨	慕
simp. (羡慕)		羡	慕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiànmù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xian⁴ mo⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ mou⁶
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên³ mu⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siān-mō͘ / siān-bō͘ / soān-bō͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): iang⁶ mo⁶
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶zhi-mo; ⁶zhi-mu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiànmù → xiànmu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ → ㄒㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄇㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siànmů
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-mu⁵
  - Yale: syàn-mu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann.muh
  - Palladius: сяньму (sjanʹmu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ mu¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xian⁴ mo⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xianmo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛn²¹³ mo²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ mou⁶
  - Yale: sihn mouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ mou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ mou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² mou̯²²/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiên³ mu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /siɛn³¹ mu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-mō͘
  - Tâi-lô: siān-mōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexnmo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁴¹⁻²² mɔ̃⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: siān-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexnbo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɛn²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soān-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: suān-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soaxnbo
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /suan²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iang⁶ mo⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iăng mŏ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶zhi-mo; ⁶zhi-mu
  - MiniDict: zhi^去 mo; zhi^去 mu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxi-mo; ³xxi-mu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑi²² mo⁴⁴/, /ʑi²² mu⁴⁴/

Verb

羨慕

to envy; to be jealous of; to admire

Synonyms

吃味 (chīwèi) (regional)
妒嫉 (dùjí)
妒忌 (dùjì)
妒恨 (dùhèn) (literary)
媢嫉 (màojí) (literary)
嫉妒 (jídù)
忌 (jì)
忌垢 (ji⁴ gou⁴) (Sichuanese)
忌妒 (jìdù)
怨妒 (Hokkien)
惡妒／恶妒 (Hokkien)
欣羨／欣羡 (xīnxiàn) (literary or Min Nan)
歆羨／歆羡 (xīnxiàn) (literary or Min Nan)
目空刺 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
目空赤 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
目紅／目红 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
目赤 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
眼氣／眼气 (nie² qi³) (Jin)
眼紅／眼红 (yǎnhóng)
紅目／红目 (Hokkien)
葡萄 (pou⁴ tou⁴) (Cantonese, Hong Kong, neologism)
豔羨／艳羡 (yànxiàn) (formal)
赤狗目 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
赤目 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (羨慕):

→ Japanese: 羨慕(せんぼ) (senbo)
→ Korean: 선모(羨慕) (seonmo)
→ Vietnamese: tiện mộ (羨慕)